Accounting Information Systems
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ISBN: 9781133934400
Author: James A. Hall
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 16, Problem 3MCQ
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Identify the option which is done to facilitate the restarting of a checkpoint procedure.
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Chapter 16 Solutions
Accounting Information Systems
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